TECUMSEH — Preston Pelham picked up a 7-3 decision in the last match of the night, and the Tecumseh High School wrestling team came from behind to beat the Sand Creek Aggies 33-32 in a quad meet Wednesday. The meet was the season opener for the wrestling squads.

The match was the second of the evening for both squads. Tecumseh beat Coldwater 62-18, and Sand Creek lost to Dundee 53-9. The Vikings rolled past the Cardinals 74-4 in their second match of the evening.

"We had some upperclassmen who were injured and that gave our young guys a chance," said Tony Greathouse, Tecumseh coach. "They got thrown right into the fire, and I was pleased with how we responded, mostly. We had some good pins, and we had some bad ones."

The Aggie-Indian match started with the 285-pound weight class as Joey Rebottaro beat Gabe Beaubien 3-0. The meet went back and forth with Tecumseh coming from behind to take a 30-26 lead when 171-pounder Cole Amstutz picked up a technical fall over Mason Moore, 20-5.

However, Charlie Robinson pinned freshman Landon Pelham in 1:02 to put the Aggies up 32-30. Preston Pelham and Garrett Miller had a tight match with the Tecumseh junior holding a slim 2-1 lead after two periods. With both teams on their feet and yelling encouragement, Pelham scored a reversal early in the third period to go up 4-1.

Miller quickly reversed back before Pelham escaped and then got a takedown to go up 7-3 with 48 seconds left. He then rode out the clock, and Tecumseh took home the victory.

"We knew what we were up against coming in here," said Sand Creek coach Marc Spicer. "We knew one team was a Division 3 finalist last year (Dundee) and another was a Division 2 semifinalist (Tecumseh). This will help us get ready for the rest of the season. It was a good practice to start off the year."

Pelham had picked up a pin in his match against Coldwater. Wyatt Cadmus had a pair of pins for Tecumseh, while Amstutz had a pin against the Cardinals to go with his technical fall over Sand Creek.

Also winning twice for the Indians were Ricky Azelton with a pin against Coldwater and a technical fall against the Aggies; Anthony Lesko with a pin and a major decision; Rebottaro won on a void in the first match, and Mitch Meger won the first two varsity matches of his career.

For the Aggies, Knox had a pin against Tecumseh and a decision against Dundee. Robert Standlick picked up a decision against Dundee and a technical fall against Tecumseh. They were the only double winners on the night for Sand Creek.

In the preseason state rankings, Tecumseh was ranked No. 3 in Division 2 and Sand Creek was No. 8 in Division 4. Dundee was the top-ranked team in Division 3.